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Windows 7: New Windows 7 User, Almost

I am getting ready to install Windows 7 Home Edition on this old computer. The Windows 7 Installation Advisor says it will work so I guess we will soon know.

Before I take this step, does anyone have any advise that they would care to offer up. I see from comments here that this installation doesn't go smooth for everyone and I can't help but wonder why. XP was such a breeze.

Speaking of XP - I know the key for the XP that is loaded on this machine but I no longer have the disk. If I should need to reload XP for any reason, even on another machine, will this key work with a disk other than the one I had?

My first recommendation is to start driver digging.
The biggest problem you are likely to face is 1 or 2 devices that you just have trouble with.
The solution is almost always driver related. (you can't count on windows driver support to cover everything, especially on older systems)
Your biggest shortcoming is your ram right now. It'd really be better if you had 2 gigs or more, as 1 is the bare minimum.

I am getting ready to install Windows 7 Home Edition on this old computer. The Windows 7 Installation Advisor says it will work so I guess we will soon know.

Before I take this step, does anyone have any advise that they would care to offer up. I see from comments here that this installation doesn't go smooth for everyone and I can't help but wonder why. XP was such a breeze.

Speaking of XP - I know the key for the XP that is loaded on this machine but I no longer have the disk. If I should need to reload XP for any reason, even on another machine, will this key work with a disk other than the one I had?

SittinBull Welcome to SevenForums.

You are going to want a bare minimum of 2 GB of ram.

Nowadays, you can get much more computer than you have now for under $300. My recommendation is to rob, steal, borrow, or whatever the money and enjoy your Win 7 experiece.

The installer is mostly driver-complete, with newer arriving quickly via optional Windows Updates. Just in case, have your Wireless driver on flash stick or CD so you can get online quickly. Then enable hardware driver auto-updating and check for optional Updates frequently.

Any drivers still missing in Device Manager can be found on the Support Downloads webpage for your model computer or device. Driver Install - Device Manager

Install updates and then programs slowly over time to gauge performance changes after each. Don't let any programs write themselves into msconfig>Startup as they slow startup, become freeloaders on your RAM/CPU and can spy on you. I only allow AV and gadgets. Startup Programs - Change

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